CONDITION OF PLANTS 



Wbwa, 'to be alive.' Thus: nawowa^ 'it is alive' (wa, it; tvovm, to 

 be alive). 



Tfu^ 'to be dead.' Thus: natfu, 'it is dead' (wg, it; tfu^ dead), 



Ke (Hano Tewa, hale)^ 'to be strong,' 'to thrive.' Thus: nqJce, 'it is 

 strong/ 'it thrives' (m, it; ]^e^ to be strong, to thrive). The 

 expression opposite in meaning would be winQhejn, 'it is weak' 

 {loi, negative; ncl^ it; he, to be strong; pi, negative). 



Ife, 'to be sick.' Thus: nq^he, 'it is sick' [nq, it; he, to be sick). 

 The expression opposite in meaning would be wiriqhejn^ 'it is 

 well' {wi, negative; ??«, it; he, to be sick; pi, negative). 



Worms, Gall- balls 



PiCbse, 'worm.' This applies to all kinds of worms. Thus: Vurnpu^se, 



'corn worm' {h'ljjy, corn; pulbse, worm). 

 2\hsense,7), ' cobweb-like nest of worms as seen in apple trees' (puise, 



worm; n^y, nest). These are carefully destroyed. 

 Pu'bsehe, 'gall-ball,' literally 'worm-ball' {ptibce, worm; he, small 

 thing roundish like a ball). J^e is used alone in the same sense. 

 Thus in Hano Tewa: jp%,inele, 'rabbit-brush ball' (^'l^, rabbit- 

 brush; mele, Hano dialectic form of he, ball). 

 ' (Ibdbo, ' red swelling on willow leaf. ' This word can not be analyzed. 

 It is also the Tewa name of Dorotea Pino of San Ildefonso. 

 Of a worm-eaten plant one may say: mipiihs^homf^,, 'it is worm- 

 eaten' {iiq, it; im^se,, worm; ho, eaten; irn'^,, to be). 



Chemically Changed Vegetal Matter 



P'cCii, 'charcoal.' 



At Santa Clava charcoal is taken in hot water as a remedy for cough 

 and sore throat; the hot water is poured on and the mixture stirred 

 and allowed to settle. The water is then drunk. 



For laryngitis pinon charcoal top^cCu (to, pinon nut; p'a'u, charcoal) 

 is wrapped in a wet cloth, which is then tied about the throat as a 

 compress. 



Charcoal in water is taken for biliousness. 



Kup'd'u, 'coal,' literally 'stone charcoal' {Jcu, stone; p'a'n, charcoal). 



K/ip'^a'ukiose, 'bitumen,' literally 'stone charcoal gum' (hu, stone; 

 fcDn, charcoal; hwse., gum). A Santa Clara informant, when he 

 happened to see some coal tar at Santa Fe, gave the name as 

 poTcs^nii, but this name is usually applied to mica. 



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